Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 326 · 40 questions

How to say it (Join the words): Consonant + vowel: move the consonant to the next word — pick it up → pi-ki-tup. Vowel + vowel: after oo/oh/ow add a little w (go-wout); after ee/eye/ay add a little y (he-yis). Do not stop between the words — keep the air flowing.

1. 1.Listen to “look at”. Which shows how the words join? (a) loo-kat (b) look | at
2. 2.Which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
3. 3.Say “give up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) give | up (b) gi-vup
4. 4.Say “an hour” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nour (b) an | hour
5. 5.Say “half an apple” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) half | an | apple (b) hal-fa-napple
6. 6.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) jump in (b) two cats (c) my book
8. 8.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
9. 9.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pass | it (b) pa-sit
10. 10.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) find out (b) go home (c) my book
11. 11.Listen to “an idea”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
12. 12.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) an | idea (b) a-nidea
13. 13.Say “come in” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-min (b) come | in
14. 14.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) see you (b) lots of (c) new shoes
16. 16.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lot-sof (b) lots | of
17. 17.Listen: which little sound joins “I am” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “three eggs” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
20. 20.Which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
21. 21.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
22. 22.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
23. 23.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
24. 24.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) you know (b) blue car (c) an hour
25. 25.Listen to “sit up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) si-tup (b) sit | up
26. 26.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) new shoes (b) look out (c) tea time
27. 27.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) what | about (b) wha-tabout
28. 28.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) come in
29. 29.Listen to “pick it up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pick | it | up (b) pi-ki-tup
30. 30.Listen to “take it”. Which shows how the words join? (a) ta-kit (b) take | it
31. 31.Which little sound joins “my uncle” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
32. 32.Listen: which little sound joins “you asked” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
33. 33.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) you know (c) take it
34. 34.Say “pick it up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pi-ki-tup (b) pick | it | up
35. 35.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
36. 36.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
37. 37.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
38. 38.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) blue car (b) so big (c) half an apple
39. 39.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cut | it | out (b) cu-ti-tout
40. 40.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) this is (b) new shoes (c) two cats

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